Card sketch #70

March is whizzing by, Spring has sprung in Texas, hope it is nearby where you are as well!  Here is our last card sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap:

  

And here are the two cards I created using this sketch:



Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin' Up; Patterned paper: Stampin' Up' butterfly punch: Martha

Stewart; Notebook edge punch: Stampin' Up; pearls: Queen & Co; Ink & stamps: Stampin' Up

 

I needed to beef up my stash of cards and this was a really easy sketch to use!  All the patterned papers I used are scraps that a friend was going to toss out, I was thrilled to be able to make 3 cards out of the scraps (one card is the exact same as the first one so it is not pictured)!!!  I also punched a bunch of butterflies out of the remaining very small scraps so you may be seeing them on another project soon!  There is still plenty of time to play along with the sketch and the others at Sketch N Scrap, make sure and hop on over to see what our amazing DT created with this sketch and find out how you can play along, we have NINE challenges going on this month as we celebrate our 100th sketch debut, you won't want to miss it!  Happy creating friends!

Throwback Thursday!

I am so excited about our second Throwback Thursday challenge over at Sketch N Scrap!  For the month of March we will be bringing back on older sketch to challenge you in celebration of our 100th sketch debut on March 1st. This week our hostess is Leah who chose this sketch from March 2014:

 

 

And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used:  Cardstock: Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Sunny Days Ahead;

stickers: Echo Park Sunny Days Ahead; letters: Echo Park & American Craft Thickers; tag: die cut by Sizzix;

ribbon: unknown; punches: butterfly- Martha Steward & circle- Quickutz; brads: Stampin' Up;

 

This was one of my favorite times spent with my son.  We went with his Cub Scout group on a hike at Dinosaur Valley State Park.  It was July and pretty hot, but we were able to cool off in the river, see the AMAZING dinosaur footprints and enjoy some gorgeous scenery!  I've always said we need to go back but that was 12 years ago and we still haven't went back!  Gosh, time flies.  I am sure the bluebonnets are starting to bloom now, might be just the excuse to go visit again soon!  If you have never been I highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed!   I hope you will join us every Thursday for Throwback Thursday at Sketch N Scrap!  Don't forget to hop over and see the other amazing layouts the DT created inspired by this fun sketch!  I can't wait to see what you create! 

Card sketch # 69

I am excited to share Sketch N Scrap's first card sketch of the month with you today.  This awesome sketch created by my good friend Kelly and is so versatile and fun to play with! 

 Here is Kelly's sketch:



 

And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; Doily: Stampin' Up;

punch (flower): Stampin' Up; pearls: Queen & Co; PL style card: We R Memory Keepers

 

I had so much fun making this card, it literally took me less then 15 minutes to make! I am going to use it for a birthday card but the sentiment is very versatile and could be used for any number of occasions.  I plan to play along with this sketch again in the near future!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and see what the other DT members did with this sketch!  We hope you will find time to play along with us this month and remember this month is our 100th sketch debut month so we have NINE challenges for you to play along with this month!  Happy creating friends!

Sketch N Scrap #100

I am so excited to share our March 1st sketch with you today!!!  Today's sketch is our 100th sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  Wow!  100 layout sketches, hard to imagine!  I would never have thought it possible on the that day almost 4 years ago when I designed our 1st ever sketch!  I am so blessed to work with such amazing and crazy talented sketch artists at Sketch N Scrap! 

Here is my sketch:

 

And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used:  Cardstock: Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Bowties; letter stickers:

Basic Grey; stickers: Basic Grey Bowties; punches: star by McGill & large star by Paper Shapers

 

I am so sad to see that Basic Grey is no longer going to be making a paper line!!  This inspired me to dig into my Basic Grey stash for this layout!  I love these colors and have to say this is one of my favorite lines of theirs.  This is my son back in 1st grade, his car won first place at the Derby!!  It was very exciting!  What a great memory to capture!  My journaling is on the back but if you don't use such big letters you could certainly fit it under your title...I just couldn't resist using these cute letters!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what the other DT members did with the sketch, there is TONS of inspiration and I know it will inspire you to play along for a chance to win our awesome prize for March, plus we have some other surprises up our sleeve....in honor of our 100th sketch debut we are having NINE challenges for you this month, you won't want to miss it, inspiration galore!!!  Happy creating!

Card sketch #68

February is flying by isn't it?  I can't believe it is time for our last sketch of the month again at Sketch N Scrap!  I loves this wonderful sketch by Heather, so many possibilities!

Here is the sketch:

  

And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used:  Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, card stock: Stampin' Up; die: Stampin' Up; stamp: Stampin' Up;

wood veneer: Studio Calico; enamel dots: Teresa Collins; ink: Night of Navy by Stampin' Up.

 

I got this wonderful 6x6 paper pad in a secret Santa swap at the holidays and I have to say it has been my all time favorite (thanks Willa Jean!).  I just love the prints and colors, so vintage looking!  I die cut the sentiment frame using my framelit label dies by Stampin' Up.  I had an old journal card that was really big and said something like "A day at the park" on the side....well I knew I most likely would never use it (heck, if you haven't used it in over 3 years you most likely aren't going to! lol!) so I decided the colors were perfect to stamp my sentiment on so I was able to die cut 2 of these from the one journal box and make two identical cards!  So glad to be using up my stash!  I hope you will find time to play along with us this month, even though it is a short month there is still over a week to play along!  Make sure and check out all the amazing ideas the DT came up with using this sketch as well!  Happy card making friends!

Sketch N Scrap card sketch #66

Can you believe the first month of 2016 is about to come to a close?  I can't believe how fast this month is going!  I have been super busy creating all kinds of things for our upcoming 100th sketch party in March!!!  It is going to be hard to believe we will have debuted 100 sketches that month! I am privileged to have the last card sketch of the month up at Sketch N Scrap today. 

 Here is the sketch:

 

And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; punches: Martha Stewart-butterfly;

die: Stampin' Up starbursts; flower: Stampin' Up; Ink: Stampin' Up; stamp: CTMH; pearls: Queen & Co.

 

I was able to use my newest 6 x 6 paper pad I received in a Secret Santa swap as well as a few older tools and the flower which is very old from my stash!  Combining the old and the new, what a way to start off the New Year!!!  I hope you will find time to play along with us this month at Sketch N Scrap!  Don't forget to stop by at least and check out all the wonderful inspiration from our DT!  I can't wait to see what you create with this sketch!

Sketch N Scrap #96

Happy New Year Crafty friends!  I would like to wish you all a healthy, happy, creative 2016 filled with lots of love, family time and of course, photo ops!!!  I have the first sketch of the New Year to share with you today from the Sketch N Scrap blog!  Here is my sketch:

 

And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye; Tag: My Mind's Eye; Journal

boxes: Jillibean Soup; Punch outs (circles) My Mind's Eye, (quote) Elle's Studio; Letter Stickers: Basic Grey &

American Craft Thickers; Card stock: Bazzill.

 

I had a blast with this layout, pictures were not taken by me but one of the band moms who was a chaperone on the Leader training trip this last Summer.  I am kind of glad I wasn't there, when I saw how high this cliff was I was a bit freaked out, I am terrified of heights!  I would have been to nervous seeing him jump off of it!!!  I am starting early on my resolution for 2016 to use up more of my stash!  These things are all very old in fact, the My Mind's Eye stuff from the Breaking Free collection has to be from 2007 or 2008 at least!  But it looked good with these newer papers and I was able to use the last little bit of the Homespun collection papers from Simple Stories and the Echo Park All about a Boy papers!  I had the same resolution last year and think I did fairly well, but I didn't do as well as I wanted, so I will give it another shot for 2016 and see, so far so good lol!  I love it how I start out all gung ho and strong and then drop off mid year, then I take it back up right before the end of the year trying to redeem myself lol!  I'd love to see what your resolutions are, crafty or otherwise, so please share!  Don't forget we will have 4 sketches to play along with at Sketch N Scrap, you have until January 31st to link up!  I can't wait to see what you create!